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Let's see. I guess this cleanse is officially over as of today, this being day 10.

It doesn't really feel like a cleanse was going on. Going back to my regular way of eating hardly involves any changes, except for the olive oil, small handful of nuts and an occasional avocado, which I do miss.

This did very much open up the possiblity of experimenting with more dressing, rather than relying on the easy to reach bottle of olive oil though, so that's a major shift for me.

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It's Saturday morning and I am waking up from a great night sleep.

I think I am getting the hang of this! I'm still feeling tired at the end of the day though no so drastically. I'm making sure to have plenty of fruits snacks as I need, and eat more bananas than I would normally. That seems to help.

I'm also trying out new salad dressing from tomatoes and other veggies rather than oil, and that I really like.

Another great thing is that I am not having any bread cravings

Today was a little better, though I am still overall very tired. More than tired, actually, I get to where in the afternoon I have a very hard time concentrating on anything. I could not do anything on the computer without feeling completely drowsy. I had to keep moving or I felt like I could just fall over from lack of energy.

I went and bought a bunch of bananas after school. Without the nuts and the olive oil in my salad, I think I'm just not getting enough calories.

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Frederic Patenaude is doing a 10 day mostly mono meal cleanse and I am trying it out to see what happens.

The rules are fresh fruits, greens, and veggies.

No fats of any kind, as in avocado, oil, nuts and seeds.

Preferably very simple meals with least amount of ingredients, and mono fruits meals if possible.

Monday was the first day. It went fine overall, though I was extremely tired by the evening and went to bed early. I did not sleep well at all. In fact, I woke

A few days ago I finally had central heat / AC installed in my house. I live in Texas, so as you can imagine, most people could not understand why I did not do that 10 years ago, when I bought this house.

My answer is usually along the lines of: What do you think people did in the days BEFORE central heat / air?

In summer, I've learned to do it the "old fashion" way as well. That is, open windows and turn on fans during the night, close everything when the sun starts warming up.

Is Goal Setting Bad For Your Health? (part I)

I have come across an interesting concept while discussing goal setting with peers. The idea was raised that:

By making goals, you are setting yourself up for failure.

Have you ever encountered this? Either personally or as a concept?

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Hello All, My new site is now up and running.

Check it out here: ChristinePointeau.com

It's a hub for all my activities, with blog section for article writing. So far so good. I've got the basics up and will be upgrading as the thing evolves.

I'm very excited about getting this going.... yeah!

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“Start by doing what is necessary. Then do what is possible, and soon you will be doing what is impossible.”

- St. Francis of Assisi

During the holiday season, a very dear friend of mine and I get together and go over the year. It is a little ritual we have been sharing for the past few years, and I treasure the moment, sometimes with trepidation, al